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Today, Explained

Are We Really Selling People Preferential Treatment?

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Oliver asks why an ordinary person should care that some people are extraordinarily rich and other people make a good living catering to them. Oligarchs don't stop inoligarchs, when they get off the plane in london or j f k, or wherever, they want the same things that they want at home. If we're selling people preferential treat which is what butler briton does, we'reselling people preferential treatment that is inherently antithetical to democracy. So that's why i think everyone should care. We're going to wake up one day and we're goin to be living in an oligarchy. Once it's become established, it's very, very hard

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